is now agreeing to pay a record-setting fine, $4.5 billion for that massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010. as jay gray explains, the settlement also includes pleading guilty to criminal charges. >> reporter: the oil spread for miles after the collapse of the deepwater horizon well. choking away wildlife and crippling communities all along the gulf coast. and today more than two years after the disaster, we learn the punishment is far reaching as well. >> this marks both the largest single criminal fine, more than $1.25 billion, and the largest total criminal resolution, $4 billion, in the history of the united states. >> reporter: as part of an agreement announced this afternoon in new orleans, bp will plead guilty to 1 charges for its role in the worst oil spill in u.s. history. among the most serious, 11 counts of misconduct or neglect that led to the deaths of 11 crew members the night of the fiery blast and well collapse that triggered the spill. >> make no mistake, while the company is guilty, individuals committed these crimes. >> reporter: additional charges include obstruc